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Committee tables sweeping highway fund oversight bill after fiscal and drafting concerns
Summary
LD 1804, which would codify committee oversight of the highway fund, alter revenue sources and add multimodal uses, was tabled after members raised fiscal, drafting, and jurisdiction questions and requested follow-up from appropriations and DOT staff.
Melanie Furman, legislative analyst, summarized LD 1804, a carryover bill that would codify this committee's oversight over the highway fund, change listed revenue sources (including adding automotive sales and use taxes), remove certain uses (e.g., Department of Public Safety Bureau of State Police) from highway fund uses, and increase a funding percentage from 40% to 60% beginning 07/01/2027 in the draft. Furman also outlined minimum funding levels, CPI indexing, procurement-reporting requirements beginning 03/01/2026, and technical drafting concerns.
Senator Brad Farrin (sponsor) said he would not pursue the 40-to-60-percent funding increase in the present fiscal environment but expressed willingness to submit amendments addressing drafting errors and other clarifications. Members, including Representative Angley and Senator Nangle, asked for fiscal figures on liquor revenue and state police allocations and requested that budget/appropriations staff (Suzanne Voynick) and department staff appear at a follow-up work session. Representative Nangle moved to table the bill; the motion passed unanimously.
The committee closed the work session and scheduled follow-up steps to analyze fiscal impacts and review proposed amendments before any further action.
